"Ferro's view of the Second Symphony is a lyrical one, with lines singing and the edges rounded off. The music is very beautiful, though it lacks some of the toughness other conductors bring to Brahms... Ferro seems to like the big picture, the big lush Brahms. The long horn solo near the end of the first movement (after M), played very expressively and with lots of vibrato, encapsules his approach." -American Record Guide